Lincoln County, Wyoming

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Lincoln County is a county located in the United States of Wyoming. The population of county in 2000 stood at 14573 as per the Census data. According to July 2008 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the county is 16631, It is Wyoming's 11th most populous county. The county has a total area of 4089.01 mi˛ (10590.49 square kilometre), of which, 4069.09 square miles (10538.89 square kilometre) of it is land and 19.92 square miles (51.59 square kilometre) of it is water, makes it the 12th largest by total area in Wyoming.


As of the census of 2000, there were 14573 residents, 5266 households, and 3948 families in the county. The population density was 3.6 people per square mile (1.39/km˛), it is the 15th most densely populated county in the U.S. state of Wyoming. There were 6831 housing units at an average density of 1.7 per square mile (0.66/km˛). The average household size was 2.75 persons, and the average family size was 3.23 persons. In the county Population was distributed with 30.9% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 102 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.3 males. In July 2008, its estimated population was 16631, The racial makeup of the county was 16262 White, 34 Black or African American, 119 American Indian, 34 Asian, 9 Native Hawaiian, and 173 from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $40794, making its Wyoming's fifth highest county by median household income. The median income for a family in the county was $44919, making its Wyoming's ninth highest county by median family income. The per capita income for the county was $17533, it is 13th wealthiest county by per capita income in Wyoming.

In 2000, 4113 pupils and students, of which 2073 are male and 2040 are female, 28.22% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 165 nursery or pri school, 243 kindergarten, 2119 elementary school, 1258 high school and 328 College graduate school.

Rank	City	County	Total Area mi2	Land Area mi2	Water Area mi2	Population	Density mi2	Per capita Income	House hold Income
1	Afton Town	Lincoln County	3.43	3.43	0	1818	530.8	16177	37292
2	Alpine Northeast Cdp	Lincoln County	5.05	5.05	0	82	16.2	19712	42917
3	Alpine Northwest Cdp	Lincoln County	1.45	1.43	0.01	152	106	22948	40250
4	Alpine Town	Lincoln County	0.7	0.7	0	550	787.9	21223	45313
5	Auburn Cdp	Lincoln County	2.14	2.14	0	276	128.8	9932	33125
6	Bedford Cdp	Lincoln County	2.24	2.24	0	169	75.5	29976	40469
7	Cokeville Town	Lincoln County	0.73	0.73	0	506	693.2	12900	31705
8	Diamondville Town	Lincoln County	1.31	1.31	0	716	546.9	21696	39333
9	Etna Cdp	Lincoln County	1.96	1.96	0	123	62.8	17423	42917
10	Fairview Cdp	Lincoln County	2.77	2.77	0	277	99.8	8322	35568
11	Fontenelle Cdp	Lincoln County	3.59	3.45	0.14	19	5.5		2499
12	Grover Cdp	Lincoln County	0.86	0.86	0	137	159	15687	32500
13	Kemmerer City	Lincoln County	7.38	7.37	0.01	2651	359.7	21478	47353
14	La Barge Town	Lincoln County	0.9	0.87	0.03	431	494.8	18837	38542
15	Oakley Cdp	Lincoln County	0.06	0.06	0	18	308	16311	63333
16	Opal Town	Lincoln County	0.43	0.43	0	102	236.8	14355	38750
17	Smoot Cdp	Lincoln County	1.71	1.71	0	182	106.4	12005	32273
18	Star Valley Ranch Cdp	Lincoln County	12.71	12.71	0	776	61.1	28635	47981
19	Taylor Cdp	Lincoln County	2.56	2.56	0	90	35.1	12836	38000
20	Thayne Town	Lincoln County	0.73	0.73	0	341	467.4	10248	31875
21	Turnerville Cdp	Lincoln County	4.06	4.06	0	155	38.2	29456	52857

Year	Population
April 2000 census	14573
April 2000 Estimate	14573
July 2000 Estimate	14614
July 2001 Estimate	14588
July 2002 Estimate	14643
July 2003 Estimate	14788
July 2004 Estimate	15093
July 2005 Estimate	15348
July 2006 Estimate	15741
July 2007 Estimate	16172
July 2008 Estimate	16631

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	93	72	165
Kindergarten	98	145	243
Elementary school	1098	1021	2119
High school	648	610	1258
College or graduate school	136	192	328

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Lincoln County, Wyoming	$40794	$44919	$17533
Wyoming, United States	$37892	$45685	$19134
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587